Soulaween Rulebook

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

• Game Parts
• Summary
• Simple Mode Setup
• Game Flow
  • Put
  • Soul Transformation — Flip
  • Reaping Souls — Reap
  • Cleanup
• Standard Mode Setup
• Character Abilities
  • Little Death / Papa Death
  • Hei & Bai Wuchang
  • Anubis / Osiris
• Warning
• Credits

Game Parts

• 7 Character Cards: Little Death (x2), Papa Death (x2), Anubis (x2), Osiris (x6), Hei Wuchang (x6), Bai Wuchang (x6), Teacher Vulture
• 2 Summary Cards
• 24 Tokens, corresponding to each character
• 16 Soul Pieces: Tamed Soul (green) and Panic Soul (red)
• 1 Soul Mat

Summary

In "Soulaween", each player acts as a guide of souls or a trainee, whose goal is to reap souls that line up in a chain. In order to achieve that, one has to "Put" and "Flip" the Soul Pieces cleverly. Whoever reaps 3 sets of souls before the opponent does wins "Soulaween"!

There are simple mode and standard mode to choose from. We suggest that first-timers try the simple mode first to get familiar with the game, before they play the standard mode.

Simple Mode Setup

1. Place the Soul Mat in the center of the play area.
2. Make a supply of Soul Pieces next to the Soul Mat.
3. Place the Teacher Vulture card and its corresponding Tokens next to the Soul Mat.

Note: Leave the inactive Character Cards and their Tokens in the box, as they won't be used during the game.

Game Flow

The game starts from whoever wears a sweater lately (most recently) and proceeds in the following order: Put, Soul Transformation (Flip), Reaping Souls (Reap).

Put

Take a Soul Piece from the supply and put it into an empty cell on the Mat. You can decide which side you'd like the Piece to face up.

Soul Transformation — Flip

Flip the Pieces that are adjacent (vertically and horizontally, but not diagonally) to the Piece you just put on the Mat.

Reaping Souls — Reap

After "Flip", if there's a chain of 4 Pieces with the same side facing up (vertically, horizontally, or diagonally), remove the chain from the Mat and return the 4 Pieces back to the supply, and take 1 Token as a mark of having reaped 1 set of souls.

Note 1: You can reap only 1 chain per turn. If there is more than 1 chain, such as 2 parallel chains or a cross, you have to choose 1 from them to reap, and leave the remaining Pieces on the Mat.

Note 2: You must reap the Pieces if there is a chain during your turn, no matter if it's made by you or not.

Cleanup

At the end of your turn, if there's no empty cell, remove all the Pieces of the same side as the Piece you put on that turn, and return them to the supply.

After the first Piece is put, players alternate turns, repeating the flow above and putting 1 Piece per turn. At the end of "Reap", if you have 3 Tokens of Teacher Vulture, you win, and the game ends immediately.

Standard Mode Setup

1. Shuffle the Character Cards, excluding Teacher Vulture. Each player draws 1 card and places it in front of him/herself.
2. Place the corresponding 3 Tokens of each active Character next to the Mat.

Note: Leave the inactive Character Cards and their Tokens in the box, as they won't be used during the game.

Character Abilities

The game flow of the standard mode is the same as the simple one, but it may vary because of the character's abilities, which might change one's rule of "Flip" or "Reap", or even the victory condition. The following is a detailed explanation of each character's ability:

Little Death / Papa Death

When 4 Pieces of the same side are facing up:

• ...forming a 2x2 square, take the Cloth Token.
• ...forming a tilted "L", take the Scythe Token.
• ...forming a chain, take the Needle Token.

You must collect 1 Token of each kind to win the game.

Note 1: You can have only 1 Token per kind. If the pattern you've reaped appears again, nothing happens.

Note 2: You can take only 1 Token per turn. When multiple patterns appear on the Mat, choose only 1 to reap.

Hei & Bai Wuchang

Before the game starts, you should decide which Wuchang you'd like to play at first, and rotate the card to make the active Wuchang appear standing upright (from your point of view).

During the game, every time when your turn ends, you must decide whether you'd like to rotate your character card to change the rule of your next "Flip".

• Hei Wuchang: Flip vertically and horizontally adjacent Pieces (as the simple mode).
• Bai Wuchang: Flip diagonally adjacent Pieces.

Note: Hei Wuchang wears a black and flat brimless hat, while Bai Wuchang wears a white cone hat.

Anubis / Osiris

When you "Reap" a chain of Pieces, take 1 Anubis Token, and make its side the same as the Pieces you just collected face up. When your opponent tries to gain the next Token, in addition to following his/her character's ability, he/she can only reap the Pieces that are of the same color as your Anubis Token.

Example: You reap the Tamed Souls, so you take the Green Anubis Token — your opponent cannot reap the Panic Souls (and vice versa).

Note 1: There can be only 1 restriction by this ability. If you collect 2 Tokens before your opponent collects any, he/she will only be restricted by the second Token you get.

Note 2: The restriction only applies to the next token your opponent tries to collect. Once he/she collects a Token, the restriction will be cancelled.

Warning

CHOKING HAZARD: This product contains small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Do not use or store the product in a hot or humid environment to prevent damage. Keep away from candles or open flames to reduce the risk of the spread of fire.

Credits

• Designer: Shi Chen
• Editor: Dray Yang, Kechen Hsu
• Illustration: Tzu-Hsuan Fei, Ke-Ching Chang
• Art Editor: Yawen Jheng
• Translation: Yawen Jheng
• Publishing: Play With Us Design, Co., Ltd.
• Edition Info: 3rd ed. in 2024

© 2024 Play With Us Design, Co., Ltd.